CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION Staff-Recommended State’s Preferred Alternative City of Millbrae City Council Tuesday, July 23, 2019 1 OBJECTIVE Share staff-recommended State’s Preferred Alternative and process for identifying the State’s Preferred Alternative. • The staff-recommended State’s Preferred Alternative is based on stakeholder input and analyses completed to date. • All alternatives will be analyzed at an equal level of detail and described in the published Draft EIR/EIS. • Staff will summarize the comments received during planned outreach and report to the Authority Board for consideration with the recommended State’s Preferred Alternative on September 17, 2019. • Identifying the State’s Preferred Alternative does not approve or adopt a preferred alternative for final design or construction. 2 SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN JOSE PROJECT SECTION REFINING THE ALTERNATIVES: Collaboration with Partner Agencies, Stakeholders, and Members of the Public 3 ALTERNATIVES DEVELOPMENT 4 INTERFACING WITH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AGENCIES Topics covered in 2018 - 2019 WATER TRANSPORTATION/ ENGINEERING/ JOINT 2018 BUSINESS ALIGNMENTS MANAGEMENT ROADS DESIGN LAND USE OUTREACH PLAN Bay Area Rapid Transit California Strategic Growth Council . Caltrain . Caltrans District 4 . City and County Staff (throughout corridor) . Floodplain Administrators and Managers . Metropolitan Transportation Commission . Mineta San Jose International Airport San Francisco Bay Conservation and . Development Commission San Francisco International Airport . Santa Clara Valley Transportation . Authority Transbay Joint Powers Authority . REFINING THE ALTERNATIVES: Collaboration with Partner Agencies, Stakeholders, and Members of the Public 5 SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN JOSE COMMUNITY OUTREACH 2016 – 2019 2016 2017 2018 2019 Community Working Groups (14) CSCG/LPMG (82) Open Houses (11) Community, Stakeholder & Environmental Justice Outreach (360+) Board Meeting September 2019 REFINING THE ALTERNATIVES: Collaboration with Partner Agencies, Stakeholders, and Members of the Public 6 SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN JOSE PROJECT SECTION ALTERNATIVES OVERVIEW 7 SAN FRANCISCO – SAN JOSE PROJECT ALTERNATIVESALTERNATIVE AB A AND B 8 LIGHT MAINTENANCE FACILITY Alternatives Carried Forward Brisbane Alternative A Alternative B M East M West IDENTIFYING A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE 9 PASSING TRACKS Alternatives Carried Forward • Alternative A: No Additional Passing Track Option • Alternative B: Short-Middle 4-Track Passing Track Option (6 miles) » San Mateo to Redwood City » Adjacent to 1.8 miles of residential uses » Relocates San Carlos Caltrain station Note: “Middle” means middle of the corridor IDENTIFYING A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE 10 SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN JOSE Common Project Elements – Alternatives A & B • High-Speed Rail stations1 » San Francisco 4th and King » Millbrae • Up to 110 mph speeds » Track modifications to support higher speeds • Peak operations » 4 High-Speed Rail trains and 6 Caltrain trains per hour/per direction 1 Salesforce Transit Center has been environmentally cleared by Transbay Joint Powers Authority and will not be part of the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s environmental analysis. San Jose Diridon Station is being evaluated as part of the San Jose to Merced Project Section but will be included in both project sections’ environmental analysis. 11 SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN JOSE Common Project Elements – Alternatives A & B • Remove hold-out rule at Broadway and Atherton Caltrain Stations • Safety modifications at Caltrain-only stations and at-grade crossings • Corridor fencing Blended At-Grade • Uses Caltrain electrification infrastructure and tracks • Predominantly within the existing railroad right-of- way • At-grade tracks with quad gates at each road crossing 12 GRADE CROSSING FEATURES 8ft high right-of-way fence Quad road barriers Channelization 13 SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN JOSE PROJECT SECTION IDENTIFYING A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE 14 STATE’S PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE CRITERIA Environmental Factors . Biological and Aquatic Resources System Performance, Operations, & Costs . Alignment Length . Maximum Authorized Speed Community Factors . Proximity to Transit Corridors . Displacements . Travel Time . Aesthetics and Visual Quality . Capital Costs . Land Use and Development . O&M Costs . Transportation . Emergency Vehicle Access/Response Time IDENTIFYING A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE 15 ALTERNATIVE A – STAFF-RECOMMENDED STATE’S PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE 16 Note:Note: FRA FRA has has not not yet yet concurred concurred with with the the Preferred Preferred Alternative Alternative SUMMARY OF ALTERNATIVES EVALUATION – SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, OPERATIONS, AND COST FACTORS CRITERIA ALT A ALT B Alignment length (miles) No Difference Maximum Operating Speed (mph) No Difference HSR Peak Hour Average Representative Travel Time San Francisco to San Jose (minutes) Proposition 1A Service Travel Time Compliance Estimated Capital Costs (2017$) Estimated Annual Operations and Maintenance Costs (2017$) No Difference Caltrain Peak Hour Average Representative Travel Time (minutes) = Best-performing alternative IDENTIFYING A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE 17 SUMMARY OF ALTERNATIVES EVALUATION – COMMUNITY FACTORS CRITERIA ALT A ALT B Residential displacements Commercial and industrial displacements Community and public facilities displacement Number of key viewpoints with decreased visual quality Temporary interference with local vehicle circulation Pedestrian Access from Downtown San Carlos to Caltrain Station Temporary increases emergency response time in south San Mateo, Belmont, San Carlos, and northern Redwood City due to short-term road closures Environmental Justice: Construction-related disruption to Caltrain Service Environmental Justice: Permanent Effect on Planned Mixed Use Development (residential uses allowed) in Brisbane = Best-performing alternative (fewest/least community impacts) IDENTIFYING A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE 18 SUMMARY OF ALTERNATIVES EVALUATION – ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS CRITERIA ALT A ALT B Total permanent impacts on wetlands and other waters of the U.S. Permanent Impacts on endangered callippe silverspot butterfly habitat Visitacion Creek = Best-performing alternativePhoto 2: Visitacion Cree (fewestk, east of Tunn eenvironmentall Road impacts) IDENTIFYING A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE 19 CALTRAIN BUSINESS PLAN 2040 Baseline Growth Scenario 20 ALTERNATIVE A – Staff-Recommended State’s Preferred Alternative Conclusions of Technical Analysis Fewest impacts on natural Fewest major visual impacts resources Fewest displacements Lowest capital cost Slower HSR, faster Caltrain Fewest road closures peak hour travel time Fewest impacts on wetlands Policy-level alignment with the and habitats Caltrain Business Plan IDENTIFYING A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE 21 FACT SHEETS: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS 22 NEXT STEPS 23 NEXT STEPS July August September March May March 2019 2020 2021 CWG Meetings Board Meeting Close of 45-day Public Comment Period Identification of Complete and Certify EIR/EIS State’s Preferred • Community Open Houses & Briefings Open Houses Alternative • Project Approval on Staff-Recommended State’s Preferred Publish Draft EIR/EIS Alternative • Ongoing Communication/Engagement • Public Hearings 24 UPCOMING MEETINGS Community Working Groups Open Houses Morgan Hill-Gilroy CWG South Peninsula Open House Gilroy Open House July 10, 6:00 – 8:00 pm August 6, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. August 8, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center Adrian Wilcox High School Gilroy Portuguese Hall Morgan Hill, CA Santa Clara, CA Gilroy, CA San Jose CWG San Francisco Open House San Jose Open House July 16, 6:00 – 8:00 pm August 12, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. August 15, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Leininger Center Bay Area Metro Center City Hall Council Chambers San Jose, CA San Francisco, CA San Jose, CA *Hosted by Sen. Beall San Francisco CWG San Mateo Open House July 22, 6:00 – 8:00 pm August 19, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Los Banos Open House Bay Area Metro Center Sequoia High School August 21, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. San Francisco, CA Redwood City, CA Los Banos Community Center Los Banos, CA San Mateo County CWG July 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm Burlingame Library Burlingame, CA 25 REQUEST FOR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL Please share the information presented today with your communities and give us your feedback. • Comments will be accepted through August 22, 2019 to be included in the staff report to the Authority Board. • Comments can be submitted via email to [email protected] or via mail to: Northern California Regional Office California High-Speed Rail Authority 100 Paseo De San Antonio, Suite 300 San Jose, CA 95113 OR • Share feedback in person at an upcoming Open House or at the Authority Board meeting on September 17 in San Jose, CA. OUTREACH UPDATE 26 SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN JOSE PROJECT SECTION Staff-Recommended Preferred Alternative Still of visual sim viaTHANK Kevin forthcoming. Will replace YOU existing photo Headquarters California High-Speed Rail Authority Northern California Regional Office 770 L Street, Suite 620 Sacramento, CA 95814 California High-Speed Rail Authority www.hsr.ca.gov 100 Paseo De San Antonio, Suite 300 San Jose, CA 95113 27 APPENDIX A – MILLBRAE STATION DETAIL SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN JOSE PROJECT SECTION 28 MILLBRAESAN FRANCISCO-SFO STATION TO AREA SAN JOSE Common Project Elements – Alternatives A & B 29 MILLBRAE-SFO STATION Alternative A – Section (2018) 30 MILLBRAE-SFO STATION Alternative A – Massing Diagram (2018) 31 MILLBRAE-SFO STATION Comprehensive Access Study Timeline City of Millbrae